Eureka Reporter | 1916-01-28 | Page 5 | Alas! Poor Bobbie

alas poor bobbie the follow ng poem an ole to the shiner who aho lost his turned in by one of our rising young literary men the poem belld a f d but true story and it th lines lilies do not make the story clear the reader can get the key to the situ a antion t in n from ed ard tard bonar s ith whom hom it has been left tor for sate safe kap ing 1 poor little bob has shining shoes the proprietor was aas out for a shot of booze and when hob bob finish d on a shelf close by A loaf of bread he j chanced to spy oh ho how he longed for just one slice even thought it was 01 I 1 and not ver vey nice the boss returned ind nil sniffed the air then loudly boitel tho itel whoa abos aten tampering tam tamper ng hire little bob looked up with a tear in fit his eye Ansi answering Nering I 1 did boss if it cannot I 1 ie e tee the proprietor stormed and around the shop did 1 then sa d to I 1 nor cobble bobbie take jour dour tools ani an go biml so the poor little ah h n r just for tab tak ng jig a crust lias lost chiq hi situation a position of trust luu